HAROLD L. TAMPIER

Tuesday

Jul 23, 2013 at 2:00 AM

August 3, 1935 - July 21, 2013

Milford, PA

Harold L. Tampier, age 77, of Milford, PA, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY. The son of the late Ernest and Viola (Maillet) Morgan, Charles was born August 3, 1935 in Port Jervis, and was raised by Jennie Tampier.

Harold worked as a welder for Perk's Welding in Port Jervis. A US Army veteran, Harold was a member of the American Legion Marsh-Kellogg Post #139, a 50-year member of the B.P.O.E. #645 in Port Jervis, and a former member of Rescue #3, also in Port Jervis.

He was predeceased by his wife, Merilda (Presto) Tampier; his son, Charles Tampier; his two sisters: Betty Wood and Dixie Balmos, and his brother, Paul Manwaring. Harold is survived by his daughter, Merilda and her husband, Shawn Cronin of Sparta, NY; his sisters: Lovyon and her husband, Jim Eckart and Shirley and her husband, Ray Ostrom, both of Port Jervis; his brothers: Robert Morgan of Cuddeback Village, NY, Ernest Morgan and his wife, Sue, and Richard Morgan, both of Port Jervis. Harold also leaves behind his seven grandchildren: Jennie, Bryce, Rachel, Keith, Emily, Mary, and Daniel; one great-grandchild, Hanna, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 W. Harford St., Milford, PA (www.stroyanfuneralhome.com) on Thursday, July 25th, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Service for Harold will be held on Thursday, July 25th, at 8 p.m. at Stroyan Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to American Legion Post #139 in Harold's name.

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